Improvement in umbrellas



G. & .C. LIEB.

UMBRELLAS.

Patented May so, 1876.

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IMPROVEMENT IN UMBRELLAS- Specification forming part of Letters PatentNo. 178,068, dated May 30, 1876; application filed i r March 9, 1876. I

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, GEORGE LIEB and CHARLESLIEB, of the city, county, and State ful Improvement in Umbrellas andParasols;

the accompanying drawing, in which' Figure 1 represents a horizontalsection in the planes: m, Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a vertical section. Fig. 3isa transverse section of one of 'theribs, showing its connection withthe stretehjerr Similar letters indicate corresponding parts. Thisinvention consists in combining with of an umbrella or parasol a metalcollar, which is cast in. a mold into whichv the eyes of thestretchersor ribs are placed so that the fluid metal when poured intosaid mold will run through said eyes,

and when the metal has set, the required hinge-joint connection betweenthe stretcher and the runner and between theribs and the he adot' theframeis produced without requir ing any further'labor; also, in a jointbetween the stretcher andrib ofan umbrella or parasol,

produced by casting on the rib a block of the stretcher projects, sothat a portion of the 'metal in being cast runs through the eye of thestretcher, and when the metal has set it adheres firmly to therib, whileat the same time the desired-hinge-jointis produced.

In the drawing, the letter A designates the runner of an umbrella orparasol, and Bis the head of the frame, which is composed of said runnerand head, and of the ribs 0 and stretcherpD. The. connection between thestretchers and the runneriseffected by cast ing on the runner acollar,E, by means of a mold, into which the eyes a of the stretchers areplaced before the metal is poured in;

The fluid-metal on being poured into the moldflows through the eyes aand forms pivots on which, after the metal has set, the

stretcher-s swing, the collar being provided with recesses b to allowthe stretchers to close up against the'stick; i

The joints between the ribs 0 and the head B are made inthesame manneras the joints it may be cast without such ferrule and fats tened to thestick in any desirable manner.

The joints between the stretchers and the ribs are produced by castingin each of the ribs a block, d, of tin or other suitable metal by meansof a mold, into which the eye 6 of the corresponding stretcher isplaced, and as ,the fluid metal is poured into the mold it flows'throughsaideye, and when the metal has set a pivot is formed, on which thestretcher swings.

By following this method of producing the;

various joints, we are enabled to save much labor. The ribs ands'tretchersoan be made of round wires, the ends of which can be readilybent to form the required eyes, but

said eyes may be produced in any other (1e; sirable manner, either byflattening the ends of the wires and punching holes through theseflat-ends, or by attaching to theends of thestretchers and ribs separateflat pieces of sheet metal; metal in a mold, into-which thelouter eye ofWhat we claim as new, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is-

pivots, on which said stretchers and ribs swing, substantially as setforth.

2. 1n ajoint between the stretcher and the rib of an umbrella, 'thecombination of a stretcher, having an ,eye at its end, witha blockwhichis cast-on therib and ontheeye' of the stretcher,- so as to form a pivotextend- 9 ing through the said eye, substantiallyas de: scribed. l

In testimony that we claim the foregoing we.

have hereun'toset our hands andseals this 8th day of March, 1876.

GEORGE LIER. {LS-1 OHAS. LIEB; [L. s] W'itnesses y i y W. HAU'FF, T

OHAs. WAHLERS.

